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Nov 21, 2009, 10:42:43 AM11/21/09
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> Or so says the NY Daily News.


Then why would Dylan dress like a Taliban in this video?

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> http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_bob_dylan_offers_up_bizarre_christmas_treat_with_odd_must_be_santa_music_video.html
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> Bob Dylan's 'Must Be Santa' music video is one bizarre Christmas treat
>
> By Michael Sheridan
> DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
> Thursday, November 19th 2009, 4:00 AM
>
> It's a Bob Dylan Christmas - and it's definitely unique.
>
> Last month the 68-year-old released "Christmas in the Heart," a
> collection of traditional holiday classics, including "Hark the Herald
> Angels Sing," "Little Drummer Boy" and "The First Noel."
>
> On Wednesday, a music video of Dylan's polka-inspired take on "Must Be
> Santa" was posted on YouTube. The festive-theme of the video is
> arguably a bit bizarre, with the "Blowin' in the Wind" crooner donning
> different hats and seeming quite out of place, while crazed Christmas
> revelers dance and party around him.
>
> It's sort of unclear if Dylan - a devout Christian - was aiming to
> celebrate the holiday, or gently poke fun at the music's Norman
> Rockwell-esque simplicity.
>
> The singer's "Christmas in the Heart" collection is aimed at raising
> money for charity. Royalties in different countries will be directed
> to specific groups: Feeding America from US sales; United Nations'
> World Food Programme and Crisis from UK sales.
>
> "That the problem of hunger is ultimately solvable means we must each
> do what we can to help feed those who are suffering," Dylan told the
> Daily Mirror back in September.

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Nov 21, 2009, 1:47:10 PM11/21/09
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Also - the "Blowin' in the Wind" crooner ?
Thanks for this Mark, see link above . . .

On Nov 21, 10:42�am, really real <reallyr...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > Or so says the NY Daily News.
>
> Then why would Dylan dress like a Taliban in this video?
>
>
>
>
>

> >http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_...


>
> > Bob Dylan's 'Must Be Santa' music video is one bizarre Christmas treat
>
> > By Michael Sheridan
> > DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
> > Thursday, November 19th 2009, 4:00 AM
>
> > It's a Bob Dylan Christmas - and it's definitely unique.
>
> > Last month the 68-year-old released "Christmas in the Heart," a
> > collection of traditional holiday classics, including "Hark the Herald
> > Angels Sing," "Little Drummer Boy" and "The First Noel."
>
> > On Wednesday, a music video of Dylan's polka-inspired take on "Must Be
> > Santa" was posted on YouTube. The festive-theme of the video is
> > arguably a bit bizarre, with the "Blowin' in the Wind" crooner donning
> > different hats and seeming quite out of place, while crazed Christmas
> > revelers dance and party around him.
>
> > It's sort of unclear if Dylan - a devout Christian - was aiming to
> > celebrate the holiday, or gently poke fun at the music's Norman
> > Rockwell-esque simplicity.
>
> > The singer's "Christmas in the Heart" collection is aimed at raising
> > money for charity. Royalties in different countries will be directed
> > to specific groups: Feeding America from US sales; United Nations'
> > World Food Programme and Crisis from UK sales.
>
> > "That the problem of hunger is ultimately solvable means we must each
> > do what we can to help feed those who are suffering," Dylan told the

> > Daily Mirror back in September.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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